Apply a torque as body force

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Apply a torque as body force

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Is there a way to apply a mechanical torque over a body , just like the body force applies a force ?

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Hi

Currenly not. There should be an automated way to define a surface force f such that

\int f dA = 0
\int f x r dA = M

So we have 6 equations. Any suggestion how to have a field with 6 coefficients so that the system would always have a solution? With a good recipe this should be maybe ~1 hour of coding.

-Peter
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Re: Apply a torque as body force

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Thank you for your ptompt answer.
unfortunately I am not a coder at all!
Is it not possible to make a load as a moment on a surface ?

best regards
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